I'd stayed at the Zenobia in the '90s and it was glorious — quirky and full of life and possibly even ghosts. A three-hour-drive from Damascus — longer in a dodgy taxi — the ancient Roman ...

Israel’s air force has struck near Syria’s presidential palace hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group. It also said Tuesday the group had plans to target a Shiite ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new ...

Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

A three-hour-drive from Damascus — longer in a dodgy taxi — the ancient Roman city rose up in the distance like a desert mirage. The hotel itself had certainly seen better days, but oh, the wonder of ...